The event was organized by Viktor Pinchuk Foundation with the leading world experts on security.

Ashton Carter, U.S. Secretary of Defense (2015–2017), Wesley K. Clark, NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (1997-2000), and Jack Keane, Chairman of the Board, Institute for the Study of War participated in the discussion. It was moderated by Stephen Sackur, Presenter, HARDtalk, BBC World News.

The public panel discussion is part of the Public Lectures project launched by Viktor Pinchuk Foundation in 2006. The Foundation has regularly invited leading politicians and public figures to Ukraine to discuss the challenges faced by the world and Ukraine. The organization of such a dialogue between world leaders and Ukrainian students allows the Foundation to contribute to the formation of a new generation of responsible leaders.